Draft appliance for harvesting machinery.



A. J. BEJOT. DRAFT APPLIANUE FOR HARVESTING MACHINERY.

APPLIOATION'IILED APR. 23, 1909.

Patented Sept. 21, 1909.

UNITED STATE-s PAQSENT OFFICE. l

AMILE armor, OF-LONG PINE, NnBRAsK DRAFT APPLIANCE FOR. HARVESTING MACHINERY. 1

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMILE J -BnJo'r, a .citi zen of the United States, and a resident of Long Pine, in the county of Brown and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Draft Appliances for Harvesting Machinery, of which the following is a specification.- v 1 My invention relates to draft appliances of farm 1nachinery,-such as grain-reapers, and has'for-its object the provisionof a de; vice that will eliminate side draft and consists in securing the draft-pole to the apex of a triangular frame having its base secured to the platformof the machine with one'of its angles opposite to'the center of draft and a "bar extended laterally from the secured end. .ofthe' pole with a rod connecting thebase of the triangular frame and aflclevis secured to the lateral bar, the draft-evenerbeing also secured to' said clevis. The base of the triangular frame and the bar are provided with a pluralityjof holes, so that the rodmay be adjusted to suit the condition of the work, the Weight of the grain, etc.

My invention will'be described in detail hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichthe figure is a plan' View. of a harvesting machine platform, or a fragment thereof, showing my improved draft appliance attached thereto.

A indicates the platform of a harvesting machinehaving the bull-Wheel B journaledthereon.

'1 indicates a beam pivotally secured to the 'front of platform A, Z and 3 cross-bars near the front end of-beam 1 andextending rearwardly therefrom on acute angles thereto and also pivotally secured to the platform,

the near end of. bar 2 being secured to the platform opposite the center of draft-of the ,machinc. Lindicates a cross-bar conneetingthe' rear ends of beam 1 and bar ,J, and having a series of holes 5 therein. {-6 and 7 indicate braces conecting bars 2' and 3, respectively, and beam-1, and 8; a, .brace connectingbars 2 and 4;.

It will be apparent from, an inspection f i'if the drawings that the beam 1 and bars 2, 3, and 4, together with'the braces" 6, 7, and 8, constitute a triangular frame.

Specification of Letters Patent. lfate tef l Sept, 21, 1909, Application filed April 2 3 1909. Serial 1\To. 491,792.

cured to the front end of beam 1 to swing in. a vertical plane only and having a bar 10 extending laterally therefrom, with a plurality of holes 11 therein' 12 indicates a draft-rod secured in oneof the h'oles5 and to the clevis 13,'secured inone of the holes 11. 145 indicates the draft-evener, also secured to elevis 13. p I

Iii-use it will beunderstood that the draft is applied through the 'rod 12, which may .be adjusted iii-holes 5 and 11 towardor away from the cutter-bar (not shown), so as to insure an even running of the machine'and relieve the drafteanimals from the side draft which is the-objectionable feature of machines of the mower and reaper type Where the pull of the work'is. necessarily at one side of the center of draft. In my device the rod 12 isso adjuSted that" the pull] of the work is'notat one side of the center of draft as in machines as at present constructcch' .but directly in the center of'draft.

, Having thus-described nly invention, what I claim is- In combination with the platform of a harvestingrmachine, a beam secured to the platform, bars secured near the front end of the beam and extending rearwardly at acute angles to the, beam and secured to the platform, a cross-bar secured to the rear end of one of the bars aforesaid and the beam and-having aseries of holes therein, the draft-pole secured to the front end of the beam, a bar extended laterally from thesecured, end ofthe draft-pole in thesame direction as the cross-bar aforesaid and hav ing a. series of. holes therein, a clevis secured in one 'of the holes, 1n said lateral bar, the

.draft-evener secured totsaid clevis, and a draft-rod secured in one of the holes in the cross-bar aforesaid and to the clevis, sub

stantially as shown and described.

I In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses. AM ILE J. BEJOT.

Witnesses: v

WV'M. M. ELY,

C. A. BARNES. 

